area in Umeå Municipality

Holmsund västra

1,974 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityUmeå

population1,974

area code2480R010

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 36% of areas1,974

Share 65++4.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 51% of areas22.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 83% of areas77.6 %

Share foreign background+3.9 pp vs Umeå · higher than 56% of areas21.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Umeå · higher than 24% of areas314 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 74% of areas17.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-15.4 pp vs Umeå · higher than 59% of areas27.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+13.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 68% of areas70.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Umeå · higher than 81% of areas32.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-6.1 pp vs Umeå · higher than 21% of areas81.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+0.6 pp vs Umeå · higher than 31% of areas43.8 %

Share rental housing+16.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 83% of areas52.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-17.0 pp vs Umeå · higher than 18% of areas2.8 %

Share single-family houses-0.5 pp vs Umeå · higher than 32% of areas45.1 %

Share built before 1940+7.7 pp vs Umeå · higher than 64% of areas14.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 30% of areas840 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

1,037men

930women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,151

58 %

Married516

26 %

Divorced210

11 %

Widowed93

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Holmsund västra. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden26 in 2011 → 22 in 2024percentile 22

Population 20251,806 in 20101,974

Economic standard, medianin 2024287 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

81.9 %turnout

S43.1 %

SD18.3 %

M9.7 %

V9.1 %

C5.9 %

MP5.6 %

KD3.7 %

L3.2 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Holmsundurban area1.2 km Obbolaurban area1.8 km Karlsborgsmall locality3.5 km Vitskärsmall locality4.7 km Fläsesmall locality5.2 km Strömbäcksmall locality6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Obbola1.8 km Holmsund östra1.8 km Umeå södra landsbygd10 km Sofiehem-Gimonäs-Carlshem södra11 km Holmsund-Obbola omland11 km Carlshem norra12 km Ålidhem södra12 km Teg östra-Ön12 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityUmeå Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Umeå?

134,249population

390 tkrmedian income

39.9 yearsaverage age